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Google TV adds 25 more free channels; YouTube tests a search feature where users hum to identify songs; Spotify introduces new podcaster tools Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Netflix says its DVD-by-mail customers get to keep their final shipment of discs; Meta releases an AI model that can transcribe and translate close to 100 languages; TikTok now lets brands buy ads that appear in the app’s search results Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amazon launches a Fire TV Channels app with 400+ free ad-supported TV channels; Apple Podcasts gain new creator tools, including Subscription Analytics and Linkfire integration; YouTube is working on a plan to compensate artists and rightsholders for AI music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Twitch is about to hand streamers a way to control who can watch; Elon Musk says X’s ‘block’ feature is going away; Match Group’s background check provider Garbo ends its partnership Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Robotaxi app downloads surge for Cruise and Waymo; Tumblr debuts new web interface; Google's Transparency Center highlights product policies and reporting tools

Amazon Music Unlimited is raising prices for Prime members, family plan users; Snapchat’s My AI goes rogue, posts to Stories; The latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment cuts costs a year after buying Redbox; YouTube Music is adding a TikTok-style ‘Samples’ short-form video feed; Google Photos adds a scrapbook-like Memories view feature aided by AI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Telegram rolls out its Stories feature to all users; Netflix begins testing its games on TVs and computers in Canada and U.K.; Amazon taps generative AI to enhance product reviews Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's bail revoked ahead of October trial; US cyber board to investigate Microsoft hack of government emails; Elon Musk says he is actually going to fight Mark Zuckerberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Disney is cracking down on password sharing; Lyft takes a page from Uber’s playbook: Ads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices